Our industry creates values

RELIABILITY
Inorganic coagulants are pivotal for safe drinking water and efficient wastewater purification. They
are produced in Europe, thus ensuring a reliable local supply.
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
Chemical water treatment is the most energy efficient water treatment technology and has a low carbon footprint.
SAFETY
Coagulants are essential for protecting human health and improving environmental performance. INCOPA members are committed to the highest product quality and environmental standards in Europe.
COST-EFFICIENCY
Chemical water treatment is the most cost efficient and state of the art technology. Coagulant use represents only 0.5% of the total cost of water purification (0.5€ on 100€, per person per year).
CIRCULARITY
Our products, as well as their applications, contribute to the Circular Economy: thanks to
the use of inorganic coagulants 1/3 of the phosphorus used in Europe could be recycled.
Latest News
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report – IVL
The Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) has published a Lif
INCOPA provides input to the stakeholder consultation for the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive revision
INCOPA welcomes the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Direct
Our key numbers
1 Billion EUR
The industry contributes 1 billion EUR to the European economy
80 Production units
In Europe, our members operate 80 production units and produce 4 million tonnes of coagulants
70% of our Raw Materials
70% of our raw materials are high quality by-products from other industries.
1st to use Chemical Purification
The first to use chemical purification were the Egyptians around 1500 BC
71% of the Global Population
In 2015, 71% of the global population
(5.2 billion people) used a safely managed drinking water service
4 Billion People
We estimate around 4 billion people have access to drinking water treated with coagulants.